Sustainability in Coffee Production: Creating Shared Value Chains in Colombia
By Andrea Biswas-Tortajada and Asit K. Biswas, 2015, Routledge, London, 208 pages.… Read More
India’s lagging human capital
June 22, 2015
The second Human Capital Report of the World Economic Forum argues “talent, not capital, will be a key factor linking innovation, competitiveness and growth in the 21st century.” By this measure, India’s prospects are not encouraging.… Read More
Water supply: Look beyond technology and innovation
June 16, 2015
Nearly 300 utility managers from major cities of the world are meeting in Singapore for a summit on technology and innovation under the aegis of the Singapore International Water Week. The focus of the summit is to identify “drivers of innovation and technology focus areas”.… Read More
Time to tighten the tap on cheap water
June 16, 2015
Amid the SG50 celebrations, one major item has taken a back seat: how Singapore managed to improve its water management from that of a below-average Asian developing city in 1965, to be one of the best in the world, if not the best, within two decades.… Read More
Urban water management in Singapore: past, present and future
June 10, 2015
The country’s impressive history with water management leaves it well placed to tackle new challenges.… Read More
Key to global water crisis is management
June 5, 2015
To achieve this will require political will, public awareness that water is a critically important resource and that users must pay for it.… Read More
Principios de Gobernanza del Agua de la OCDE
June 5, 2015
Los Principios de Gobernanza del Agua de la OCDE tienen la intención de contribuir a la creación de políticas públicas tangibles y orientadas a la obtención de resultados, en base a tres dimensiones de la gobernanza del agua que mutuamente se refuerzan y complementan.
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Nepal’s disaster resilience is a structural issue
June 4, 2015
Nepal’s 7.8-magnitude earthquake has claimed more than 8,500 lives, and is now officially the deadliest event in the country’s history.… Read More
Environmental footprint of China’s food security policies
June 4, 2015
As the World Environment Day approaches, it is appropriate to assess the impacts of food and agricultural production on the environment both in China and on some of the countries from which it imports its food.… Read More
Water: A Global Crisis
June 1, 2015
Water, unlike oil or minerals, is a renewable resource. This means it can be used, treated properly, and then reused. This cycle with good management can continue indefinitely.… Read More